Pencil-holder.



Nh. 731,556. PATENTED 11111.31, .1905..v

w; SGHARRATH 1f, 1". AyRoJAs.

PENCIL; HOLDER. l ArPLIoATIvoN-HLED 1211.21. 1904. i

' 4ok the holder attached to a garment-pocket, and

No78'1,55e. X Patented January-s1, 1905.

IUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM SOHARRATH AND FLORIOEL ROJAS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PENCIL-HOLDER. i

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 781,556, dated January31, 1905. l'

' Appiimaqnled Apriizv, 1904. serialNo. 205,071.A i

- T @(ZZ whOm 1325 may @0W/067%# ping, as plainly indicated in thedrawings, so Be it -known that we,WI' LLIAM SGHARRATH, thatV thering-readily accommodates itself to a citizen` of the United States, andFLoRIoEL different-sized lingers, and at the same time A. ROJAS,acitizen of the Dominican Republic, the-overlapping ends of the ringform clampboth residents of the city of New York, boring members toform4 the ringinto a clasp li'or 55 .ough of Manhattan, in the countyand State attaching the ring to a flap or other support of New York,have inventedfa new and Imon a garment, as indicated in Fig. 3, theclasp proved Pencil-Holder, of which the following also serving forclamping loose sheets of pais a full, clear, and exact description.per'and the like together. By arranging the Io The object of theinvention is toprovide a fulcrum of the ring B near one end of the 60`new and improved pencil-holder arrangedto tubular body A the said ringmay be swung permit the user to conveniently attach the into twopositions relative to the tubular body, holder to a iinger and to moveit into any as shown in Figs.` 1 andl Q--that is, the ring desiredposition thereof or fory moving the may lie outside of the longitudinalaxis of the I5 holder While on the finger into'a non-use poholder A, asplainly indicated in Figs. 1 and 65 sition to permit the usertoconveniently em- 4, or the ring may be swung into the position ploy thehand for wrapping, tying, and other vshown in Fig. 2 and in dotted linesin Fig. 4 purposes, the holder being arranged for confor the axis of thetubular bodyA to pass venient attachment toa pocket or other partthrough the ring. In either of the two posi- 2O of a garment forsupporting the pencil whenv tions mentioned the ring may be slipped onto7o not in use, the holder also serving as a paper the foreiinger ofv thensers hand, and when clamp for fastening loose sheets of paper tothering'is in the position shown in Fig. l gether. then it engages thethirdjointof the forefin- -rlhe invention consists of novel featuresger, while the tubular body A extends alongand parts and combinations ofthe same, asl side thefinger to the tip, so that the end of 75 will bemore fully described hereinafter and the pencil projects beyond the tipof the finthen pointed out in the claims. ger. When the holder is inthis position,

A practical embodiment of the invention is the user may employ the thumbon ythe tuburepresented in the accompanying drawings, larbody so as tosecurely hold the I"holder in forming a part of this specification, inwhichy position for convenient writing,it being, 8o similar characters'of reference indicate corhowever, understood that the holder is mainlyresponding parts in all the views. supported from the third andstrongest' joint l Figure l-'is a perspective view of the imof theforefinger.A provement as applied and showing the holder When the ringis engaged with the iirst or 3 5 in position for writing with the aid ofthe second joint of the foreiinger, as illustrated 85 foreiinger andthumb. Fig. 2 is a like view in Fig. 2, then the tubular bodyA extendsin l of the same, showing the holder in position a rearward directionunder the finger, so that `for Writing with the aid of the forenger `theuser is enabled to write without the use only. Fig. 3 vis a perspectiveview showing Aof the thumb or other nger, and when it is desired to movethe holderout of an active 9o\ position into a non-use position then itis only Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the improvei ment. Y i

The holder consists, essentially, of a tubular body A and a ring B,fulcrumed on the side of the Atubular body A, near one end thereof, asplainly illustrated in the drawings. Thetubular body A is preferablysplit lengthwise and made of spring metall for adjustably receiving andclamping a pencil C, and the 'ring Bis preferably split with the endsoverlapto bring the body A to the top thereof to allow theV user of thedevice free use of the hand for tying, packing, and otherjpurposeswithout the least hindrance on the part of the holder. When the ring isin the exterior or outside position relative to the body A, then it maybe swung into the position shown in s Fig. Sfthat is, to lie close tothe side of the IOO lbody for receiving a pencil or the like,

body for engaging the overlapping ends of the ring with a pocket-flap orother part of theV garment to securely hold the holder in position onthe garment, with the body' A eX- tending inside of the pocket oroutside thereof, as desired by the user.

The holder, with or without a pencil C in position in the tubular bodyA, may be used for holding loose sheets of paper'together by engagingthe overlapping ends of the ring with the sheets to be fastenedtogether.

The device is very simple and durable in construction and can be cheaplymanufactured.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent# 1. A pencil-holder, comprising a tubular and aring fulcrumed on the side of the tubular body near one end thereof, theaXis of the pivotal portion of the ring being transverse to the axis ofthe tubular body, the said ring being adapted to be swung over theadjacent end of said tubular body.

2. A pencil-holder comprising a tubular body for holding a pencil or thelike, and a ring fulcrumed on the side ofthe tubular body, near one endthereof, the pivotal portion of the ring extending at right angles tothe axis of the tubular body, the ring being of greater diameter than4the distance from its fulcrum to the adjacent end of the tubular body,whereby the. ring can beswung into position to bring the axis of thetubular body either inside or outside of the ring.

3. A pencil-holder comprising a tubular body for receiving a pencil orthe like, and a split ring of greater diameter than the tubular body andJulcrumed in a transverse bearing on the side of said body near one endthereof, the said split ring having overlapping ends and forming aclasp, for the purpose set forth.

4. A pencil-holder, comprising a tubular body split lengthwise forremovably clamping a pencil or the like, and a split ring fulerumed in abearing on the side of the tubular body near one end thereof, the saidring` being of greater diameter than the tubular body and havingoverlapping` ends, the axis oi the pivotal portion ot' the ring being atright angles to the axis of the said body, the inlcrnm-point of saidring being directly opposite the split in the tubular body.

ln testimony whereot` we have signed our names to this speciiication inthe presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

VVILLLXM SCH ARRATI l. FLORICEL A. ROJAS. Witnesses:

Ro'r. ADAMs, AUGUST Buurman?.

